| ALDOHEXOSES | • aldohexoses n. Plural of aldohexose. • ALDOHEXOSE n. a class of sugars, including glucose. |
| CHALCEDONYX | • chalcedonyx n. (Mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony. • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| DEFLEXIONAL | • deflexional adj. Dated form of deflectional. • DEFLEXIONAL adj. showing deflexion, also DEFLECTIONAL. |
| DEXTEROUSLY | • dexterously adv. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision. • DEXTEROUS adv. skilful and active with the hands, also DEXTROUS. |
| DEXTRORSELY | • dextrorsely adv. In a dextrorse manner. • DEXTRORSE adv. rising spirally and turning to the left, also DEXTRORSAL. |
| DORSIFLEXED | • dorsiflexed v. Simple past tense and past participle of dorsiflex. • DORSIFLEX v. to bend towards the back or dorsal. |
| DORSIFLEXES | • dorsiflexes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dorsiflex. • DORSIFLEX v. to bend towards the back or dorsal. |
| DOXYCYCLINE | • doxycycline n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life… • DOXYCYCLINE n. a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic with potent antibacterial activity that is often taken by travelers to prevent diarrhea. |
| HYDROXYLASE | • hydroxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups. • HYDROXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze oxidation reactions. |
| HYDROXYLATE | • hydroxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| LETTERBOXED | • letterboxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of letterbox. • LETTERBOXED adj. having a letterbox. |
| LOXODROMIES | • loxodromies n. Plural of loxodromy. • LOXODROMY n. the art of sailing along rhumb-lines. |
| OXIDATIVELY | • oxidatively adv. By means of oxidation. • OXIDATIVE adv. relating to oxidation. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| RETROFLEXED | • retroflexed adj. Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus. • retroflexed adj. (Phonetics) Being retroflex. • RETROFLEX v. to bend back. |
| SULFADOXINE | • sulfadoxine n. (Pharmacology) A long-lasting sulfonamide often used to treat or prevent malaria and certain infections of livestock. • SULFADOXINE n. a drug used to prevent and treat malaria, also SULPHADOXINE. |
| SULPHOXIDES | • sulphoxides n. Plural of sulphoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |
| UNEXPLOITED | • unexploited adj. Not exploited. • UNEXPLOITED adj. not exploited or developed. |
| XYLOGRAPHED | • xylographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH v. to copy by xylograph. |